Baptism Font - St Mary the Virgin - Happisburgh, Norfolk
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Baptism font in St Mary's church, Happisburgh.
Waymark Code: WMQQM6
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/19/2016
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The font dates from the 15th century, but was re-cut during the restorations in the 19th century. It is a victorian vision of what a 15th century font looked like.... who knows what the original design was like.
The stem is surrounded by 'wild men' or 'woodwoses' (
visit link) . On the bowl are the symbols of the four evangelists -
A man - St Matthew
A lion - St Mark
An ox - St Luke
An eagle - St John
The carvings alternate with angels playing some form of stringed instruments.